Graham Steele responds to the numbers regarding cuts to ACOA and the DFO

N.S Finance Minister Graham Steele is waiting to see how this will affect the economy.

“Whether it’s a reduction in the budget or a change in the business model what we all are curious about is how this will play out in practice in terms of personnel,” he says. “Obviously every person who draws a federal paycheque in Nova Scotia contributes to the economy.”

The eco-efficiency rebate was also cancelled. This takes away incentives for businesses to become eco-friendly. Andrew Younger, Liberal MLA for Dartmouth-East, tweeted that this would be “bad news for many small businesses in Nova Scotia.”

Younger is the official energy critic. He would later tweet, “Surprising how many attacks on Atlantic small & medium businesses are found in the Conservative budget.”